The Inspiring Jalen Hurts

I don’t think Hollywood could have written a more inspiring…or unlikely script. I’m referring to the story of Jalen Hurts, a quarterback for the University of Alabama. I think there are some lessons to take away from his life.

Understand, he started most of the previous two seasons as the Crimson Tide’s signalcaller until last year’s national title game when things went wrong. He got benched when his team fell behind by two touchdowns. His replacement led the team to victory----winning the job.

Hurts entered this year, his junior year, as the back-up. Understand, this guy had won 26-of-his 28 starts---but now he was just the understudy. He never badmouthed the coaching staff. He never considered transferring. He put his head down and worked his butt off to try and get better.

Eleven months later, on the very same field, the Tide got behind in the fourth quarter when the starting quarterback was injured. Enter Jalen Hurts.

Calmly he guided his team to a game tying 16-play 80-yard drive. Then with the game on the line, he bolted for a 15 yard touchdown run to beat Georgia in the SEC championship game.

The lessons are endless… You never ever quit….Hard work equals success…class and character will always be rewarded.

A good friend of mine, Shawn Balint, put it best. (Quote) “Parents, let your kid fail so they can learn how to deal with it--and become better because of that failure.”

Hurts was even more succinct: “I put it in God’s hands and he handled it for me.”

I’ve never been an Alabama fan….until now.